Børge Mogensen Teak Coffee Table, Denmark, 1960s

Name: Børge Mogensen Teak Coffee Table, Denmark, 1960s
Brand: Børge Mogensen
Price: 2454.85 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Børge Mogensen teak coffee table. Børge Mogensen (1914-1972) was a prominent Danish furniture designer who made significant contributions to the development of Mid-Century Modern design. Mogensen trained as a cabinetmaker before studying at the Royal Danish Academy of fine Arts in Copenhagen. He went on to work for the furniture company FDB (The Danish Consumers' Cooperative Society), where he designed a range of furniture pieces that were simple, functional, and affordable. His designs were intended to be accessible to a wide range of people, and he often worked with natural materials such as wood and leather. Mogensen's work was characterized by its understated elegance, clean lines, and attention to detail. He was known for his ability to balance form and function, creating furniture that was both beautiful and practical. Mogensen was also known for his use of traditional craftsmanship techniques, such as mortise-and-tenon joints and hand-woven seats, which gave his furniture a sense of durability and timelessness. His designs continue to be popular today and are recognized as classics of Mid-Century Modern design.

Creator:

Børge Mogensen (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Teak

Place of Origin:

Denmark

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

1960s

Condition:

Seller Location:

Berlin, DE

Reference Number:

Seller: cc.lt1stDibs: LU9401238092712

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Børge Mogensen

Among the great mid-20th century Danish furniture designers, Børge Mogensen distinguished himself with his faith to traditional values of craftsmanship and honesty of materials.

While peers such as Hans Wegner, Finn Juhl and Arne Jacobsen designed some of the most striking and now iconic furnishings of the era, Mogensen focused on making pieces that were simple, durable and comfortable — and in the long run perhaps more useful and better loved.

Mogensen studied under and later worked for Kaare Klint, a master cabinetmaker whose chief tenets were quality of construction and simplicity of line. Klint was a classicist, who believed that furniture forms should evolve from those of historical models. So, too, in his way was Mogensen, as two of his best-known earlier pieces attest. His 1945 Spokeback Sofa, with hinged arms that can be lowered to facilitate lounging, is a reinterpretation of the venerable Knole settee. With the oval silhouette of its plywood backrest and waterdrop-shaped cutouts, Mogenson’s Shell chair, designed in 1949, can be seen as a novel take on early 19th century Empire side chairs.

Yet Mogensen shared the aesthetical sensibilities of his most forward-looking colleagues. His cabinets deploy the same spare geometries and lushly figured woods as those of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his disciple Florence Knoll, the chief difference being that Mies and Knoll used chrome steel for the frames and legs of their pieces. The brawny oak frames and slung leather seats and backrests of Mogensen’s Hunting chair (1950) and Spanish chair (1958) display the same hefty construction and appreciation of natural materials seen in the work of Charlotte Perriand and Sergio Rodrigues.

As you will see from the furnishings on 1stDibs, Børge Mogensen designed for function more than sculptural effect. While his chairs may not be the first pieces in a décor to draw the eye, they are often the first to draw in those looking for a comfortable seat.